Night of the Floral Panic

Began the morning with breakfast and Sheriff Callie's Wild West. It's "The Heartless Valentine's Day" when bandits steal the town's Valentines. Sheriff Callie has to track them down and rescue them, then convince Farmer Stinky that he wasn't forgotten on his favorite holiday. Dirty Dan and Dusty have their eyes on a pair of attractive young lady pigs, until they all find the same gold boulder at once. They say "Mine, All Mine" and refuse to share, until they almost end up going over a cliff in the mine with it.

Though the streets were perfectly clear by quarter of 9 AM, I wasn't taking chances. Plus, my stomach is still off. I called Uber. No problems here. The driver going there arrived in 9 minutes. The one going home got there in 4. No traffic, no trouble anywhere.

The trouble was at work. I began the day sweeping and pushing carts, since this is the head bagger's day off. I was supposed to help the floral department manager when the afternoon bagger arrived at 1. First of all, the floral department manager is in panic mode. We're desperately trying to get as many bouquets and bags of flowers and plants up front as we can before Valentine's Day. 

Second, they kept trying to get me to do cold returns, even with the afternoon bagger there. They did that before when I was in the floral department. When I'm in the floral department, I'm working for that manager, not up front. They had someone to help them. I watered plants, cleaned up spills, deflated two football goal balloons leftover from the Super Bowl, took trash in the back, and helped the college-age guy who had also been recruited for the floral department this week fill buckets with roses.

When I got home, I put on The Wild Wild West while I changed and got organized. Jim West and Artemis Gordon investigate "The Night of the Vicious Valentine" when four wealthy industrialists are murdered shortly after having married young brides. The brides were all groomed by Washington DC society woman Emma Valentine (Agnes Moorehead), who intends to take control of their late husbands' wealth and thus control the entire country. What she didn't count on was the girl she's currently grooming actually falling for the industrialist she's to marry, or Jim and Artemis interfering with her plans...

Switched to Match Game '91 while doing job hunting. I arrived just in time to see Fred Travelena doing his full-on Elvis imitation, up to and including sunglasses and a sequined jumpsuit. He stayed that way for most of the episode. The next week brought in Vicki Lawrence, who argued with Charles Nelson Reilly over her outfit being too conservative for the show. 

Finished the night with dinner and more comic looks at love. What's New Scooby Doo? features the franchise's only Valentine's Day episode to date. Mystery Inc. is happy to return to their native Coolsville, Ohio for "A Scooby Doo Valentine." Well, except for Shaggy, who is dismayed to see his ex-girlfriend is now dating a rock star. They're all intrigued when they get secret admirer Valentine's, but the holiday is a lot less fun when teenagers start disappearing and they're accused of the crime.

Moved to Amazon Prime for Night Court. "Billie's Valentine" is a tall, dark, and handsome man whose list of accomplishments is as long the courthouse. Trouble is, so is his rap sheet. Billie's in denial when he breaks up with her behind bars. Harry talks to the guy to understand why he did it.

"Valentine's Day" doesn't go much better for The Golden Girls. They're all disappointed when their dates call out, so they spend the night eating chocolates and ice cream and recalling some of their more memorable Valentine's Days. Sophia talks about when she and her husband Stan were stranded in Chicago in 1929, and the other three recall their Valentine's spent at a nudist resort and defending their right to purchase contraceptives for a cruise. 

(Oh, and it started raining somewhere around 9 PM. I think it's supposed to rain and/or snow for pretty much the entire rest of the week except for Friday.)